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Evaluation Methods for Rail Transit Projects

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  • Johnston, Robert A.
  • DeLuchi, Mark A.

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The demand for rail transit funds greatly exceeds available monies. Worse, there is wide-spread disagreement over the wisdom of building rail systems in American cities. The Urban Mass Transportation Administration’s (UMTA’s) transit analysis methods have relied on cost-effectiveness measures with little attention devoted to the analysis of economic efficiency. We survey the literature on transportation evaluation and propose a model method based on economic theory and on practice in other federal agencies. We review UMTA’s past methods and recommend changes.

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  • Johnston, Robert A. & DeLuchi, Mark A., 1989. "Evaluation Methods for Rail Transit Projects," University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers qt3s89711q, University of California Transportation Center.
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    1. Chu, Xuehao & Polzin, Steven E., 1998. "Considering build-later for major transit investments," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 32(6), pages 393-405, August.
    2. Xu, Wangtu & Lin, Weihua, 2016. "Selecting the public transit projects with PCA-DP technique: The example of Xiamen City," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 46(C), pages 56-71.

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